Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Malvales (81)
Family: Malvaceae (61)(family description)
Genus: Anoda (1)
Epithet: cristata (L.) Schltdl. (3)
Synonym: Anoda hastata Cav.
cristata => comb-like, crested
hastata => spear or halberd-like (hasta, spear)